Help - versatile strings, full, deep and round sound?

[ElectraPhoenix]

For flats I'd suggest steering clear of Chromes. After trying them several times, I find that the G string never quite breaks in like the rest and sounds out of place.
I've played the Fender 9050s before. I like the string but they do have a particularly high tension (same as the LaBella James Jamersons and the Rotosound Jazz flats) that you might not like. I don't mind it but I recommend a light touch when you play them. I switched back to them for awhile and ended up giving myself blood blisters from playing too hard.
The Rotosound Trubass 88s, I really like them a lot. Clear and articulate and they never die! They have their own particular sound when you dig in though which, to my ears sounds kind of plasticy. I have a sound clip of them on a P bass if you wanna hear it.
You also might want to try the GHS Precision flats. They're dirt cheap and sound and play nicely.
I've also heard good things about the DR HiBeam flat but I've yet to try.

If you wouldn't mind shooting a sound clips of the Rotos my way, that'd be sweet. And I actually do prefer higher tension strings; nothing extreme but stuff like the TI flats are just way too floppy for me.

 

[Jay2U]

I've played many different types and brands of strings. I think, what you are looking for might be D'addario chrome flatwounds. At least I keep coming back to those, as they produce a warm sound, but don't lose all the high. A good multi-band equalizer smoothes out the sound picture to your likings. For soloing the Fender 9050-series might be a good choice, but I consider them a bit too stiff and I don't like the higher harmonics coming from them.

Keep on playing subsonically!

 

[markanini]

I think you'd like medium GHS Brite flats, they deliver the big lows without the foggy mist of straight flats. Also by exchanging the 49 G for a 45 you get a set where none of the strings are zingier of thudier than the other. Here's a short clip I dug up from when I had them on: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[loopee]

are the GHS Brite Flats smooth?
How's the tension?